Adjustable carrying bracket for automobiles



July 8, 1941. R. G. HANSEN ADJUSTABLE CARRYING BRACKET FOR AUTOMOBILES 2Sheds-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 9, 1953 @ENTO cmsen m v o m July 8, 1941. R. G.HANSEN ADJUSTABLE CARRYING BRACKET FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Aug. 9, 1938 2Sheets-Sheet 2 5mm m Patented July 8, 1941 ADJ US TABLE CARRYING BRACKETFOR.

. AUTOMOBILES Robert G. Hansen, Benton, Wash. Application August 9,1938, Serial No. 223,926

: 1 Claim. My present invention relates to the art of transportationbrackets and carriers and more particularly to an adjustable carryingbracket for automobiles. v

The automobile has become. so important a part of transportation that mypresent invention relates to a carrying bracket, forvuse on auto.-mobiles, intended to facilitate the carrying of connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showing ofmy pole bracket.

poles of various types. It may be used by sportsmen to carry fishingpoles; by surveyors to carry surveying range poles; or by skiers tocarry ski poles, or the like. The common use of automobiles as aconvenient means of transportation has made it desirable to have asuitable means for carryingrelatively long poles without the ne cessityof unjointing the same or having to tie them on to the body with theattended danger of loss of the poles and possible disfigurement of thefinish of the car.

My present invention is particularly adaptable for carrying fishingpoles that are all assembled and rigged and it is in this field thatthey probably serve their greatest usefulness. Many times afisherman'will motor along a stream, try certain spots, then wish to getin his caragain and move to some more distant spot. If he has to takehis jointed fishing pole apart and then reassemble it when he reacheshis new fishing ground a great deal of time is lost. This is also trueof persons who wish to assemble their tackle at home so as to assuretheir having all the component parts on hand and, further, avoid losingvaluable time when they reach the fishing grounds.

To facilitate this purpose-I have provided a bracket that is intended toclamp on to the hinge pins of automobile doors and hold the poles in adefinite position. To accomplish this purpose one, or more, of thebrackets is provided with clamping means so that the poles may beposieasily operated, brackets for securing'poles on an automobile, whichare readily adjustable so as to make their attachment easy and secure sothat poles may be held in a natural position without possible damagetothe poles themselves.

Other and more specific objects will be apparent from the followingdescription taken in the line 'l-'| of Figure 6.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through my bracket arrangement.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 33 of Figure 2.I

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line l-4 of Figure 2with the rod gripping member shown in an adjusted position.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one form of bracket that does notprovide for clamping the poles in place.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view through the bracket arrangementof Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a cross sectional view taken along Figure 8 is across-sectional view taken along the line 88 of Figure-6.

Figure 9 is a side elevation of an automobile showing in solid line apreferred placement of poles on an automobile, through the use of my Idevice; in dashed line on the same figure is poles.

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view along the line I l-ll of Figure 10with the rod clamping member shown in an adjusted position.

Figure 12 is a transverse sectional view of a pole bracket not employingclamping means.

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view along the line' l3--l3 of Figure 12showing the rod supporting members in an adjusted position.

Figure 14 is a transverse section-a1 view similar to Figure 2 butshowing .a modified form of V my clamping brackets in which the rodholding members are not adjustable.

Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view along the line l5-I5 of Figure 14.

Figure 16 is a transverse sectional view of a rod support membersuitable for use with the clamping member of Figure 14.

Figure 17 is a cross-sectional view along the I line 11-41 of Figure 16.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference charactersindicate like parts lt designates the .supporting bracket for my device;This is provided with a body portion which is bent at either end toprovide the parallel end portions i9 and 20. This member is preferablymade 01 metal of reasonable weight so that it can be clamped securelyupon the usual hinge one Iormpin as 22 of an automobile hinge indicatedat 23. Member 28 is provided with a recess at 24 adapted to engage thelower end of hinge pin 22. Leg I8 is provided preferably with a wingscrew 26 which is cupped at its lower end as indicated at 21 so as tosecurely engage the rounded upper end or head of the hinge pin 22. Inthis manner it is believed it will be apparent that by clamping screw 28tightlyin place as indicated in Figure 2, a very secure engagement ofmember l8 to the'hinge pin will be eflected. This part of my structureis common with all the modified forms shown throughout the drawv ings.

In Figures 1 and I have illustrated a pairof brackets, the one shown inFigure 1 being arranged so as to clamp the pole in place, while the oneshown in Figure 5 is intended merely as a rest for the free end of thepole.

In the form of my device'shown in Figure 1 I provide a clamp base28.which is pivotally secured to member l8 as by a rivet 30. This shouldbe set up reasonably snug so that considerable frictional engagementwill occur between the abutting surfaces of members l8 and 28 but stillbefree enough so that it may be readily adjusted by hand. Member 28 isprovided with outstanding end portions as 32 and 33. End portion 32 isprovided with a hinge having the pin 34 which hingedly secures themember 28 to the clamp member 35. Member 28 is preferably provided withan upturned ledge at 36 so as to form an engaging surface for the springlocking member 31 which is fixedly secured to member 35.

Member 28 is provided with rod engaging rest member 38 which mayaccommodate a single pole or two as shown in the various drawings oreven a plurality of poles. Preferably, rest member 38 is provided withresilient lining as 38 and 40 so that when a pole is clamped in place,it will be engaged by a yieldable pad of cork, rubber, felt, or somesimilar material.

Member 35 is provided with movable rod engaging members as 42 and '43.These in turn are preferably lined with resilient material as isillustrated at 44. Each of the members 42 and 43 is provided with a wingheaded screw 45 'so that under action of these screws members 40 and 43may be moved toward member 38 or away from the same so as to clamp apole in position or to free the same.

To engage the free end of the pole I provide a second member i8 madesubstantially as the form shown in. Figure 1 but with the pole engagingmembers made after the showing of Figures 5 6, '1, and 8, in which a,preferably metal, member 41 is pivotally secured to member l8 as byrivetor screw 38a so that it may be changed in its angular position withrespect to member 18. Further I provide resilient lining in the rodsecuring loop portions 48 and 49 as shown at 50.

In Figure 10 I have shown a modification of my device in which thesupporting bracket, instead of being formed of a single piece as ismember I8 is formed of an upper bar 52 having the wing screw 53 and alowerbar 54 which is recessed at 55 so as to engage hinge pin 22. Thesetwo members 52 and 54 are joined together by a tie bar 51.

Pivotally mounted upon bar 51 are rod rest members 53 and formed afterthe showing of Figure 10. Pivotally secured to bar 54 as by hing pin 34ais the clamp member 62. Member 62 is provided with rod engaging members53 and 84 which coact' with members 59 and bl and are capable ofadjustment with respect thereto by the winged screws 85 so that properclamping action can be obtained. As in the construction shown in Figures1 and 2 a similar lock spring 31 is employed.

Figure 12 illustrates a bracket. suitable for use with the form shown inFigure 10 and following in general the same type of construction,excepting that each 01 the pole support members as 111 and 88 aretrunnioned at two points as 58 and 10; so that they may be adjusted thesame as the support members in Figure 10 after the showing of Figure 13.

In Figure 14 I have illustrated probably the simplest form of my devicein which the supporting bracket is formed after the showing of Figure 10and the clamp member substantially in the same way excepting that aguide member 12 is provided as in the case of Figure 1 so as to form aguide for the adjustable clamp members 13 and 14. In this instance therest member 38a is fixedly secured to members 52 and 55 as by welding orriveting the same thereto.

In Figure 16 I have illustrated a support for the free end of the rodthat is suitable for use with the clamp bracket shown in Figure 14. Thismember is illustrated in its simplest type by forming the rod supportingbracket of a single meta bar 16 which is formed in a U shape so as toprovide the recessed portion at 24a and the winged screw at 26a. In thisinstance the rod supporting rings 18 are fixedly secured to member 16.It is desired to point out that the various forms shown in Figures 10,12, 14, and lo, should all preferably be provided with inner lining ofresilient material as 80.

Method of operation In using my device the first operation is to clamptwo of my bracket members upon the spaced door hinge pins, on one sideof the car. Usually it is most convenient to take the two upper hingepins. Sometimes, however, particularly with high hinges, rods sopositioned may interfere with clear vision or may tend to catch on brushand it may be desirable to use the upper rear hinge pin and the lowerfront hinge pin; or vice versa. Preferably my brackets are used. inpairs, one merely a rest member as is illustrated in Figures 5, 12, and16, and at the opposite end engaging the handle, if fishing poles are tobe carried, to have a clamping bracket alter the showing of Figures 1,10, or 14.

In the case, however, of range poles and the like being carried, whichhave a uniform diameter throughout their length, or substantially so,

' it might be desirable to use two of these clamppensate for angularplacement of poles it mayv be desirable to adjust the rod support members after the showing of Figures 4, 7, 11, and 13.

The foregoing description and the accompanying drawings are believed toclearly disclose a preferred embodiment of my invention but it will beunderstood that this disclosure is mere- 1y illustrative and that suchchanges in the iiivention may be made as are fairly within the scope andspirit of the following claim:

' The combination with an automobile and its hinged doors, of means forcarrying articles on said doors including a supporting bracket havinginturned parallel ends, the lower end having an inner depression adaptedfor co-action with the free end of the hinge pin, and the upper endhaving a threaded opening adapted to receive a bolt for co-action withthe headed end of the hinge pin, an article clamp including arectangular frame pivotally mounted on said bracket, a semi-cylindricalclamp section secured within said frame, a co-acting semi-cylindricalclamp section movable in said frame, and an adjusting bolt onsaid frameand engaging said movable section. I

ROBERT G. HANSEN.

